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- Teaching Community Technology Handbook, 2015 -
- 2015
- Collections - Artifact
Teaching Community Technology Handbook, 2015
- :CueCat Keystroke Automation Technology Barcode Reader, 2000 -
- 2000
- Collections - Artifact
:CueCat Keystroke Automation Technology Barcode Reader, 2000
- Radio for All, 1922 - Hugo Gernsback was the publisher of the first science fiction and radio electronics magazines. His 1922 book "Radio for All" is an accessible primer on radio history and operation. In it, he also imagined a holistic, technology-driven future where radio waves controlled aircraft and autonomous ships, delivered newspapers, acted as telemedicine and radiotelephone portals -- and even powered roller skates!
- 1922
- Collections - Artifact
Radio for All, 1922
Hugo Gernsback was the publisher of the first science fiction and radio electronics magazines. His 1922 book "Radio for All" is an accessible primer on radio history and operation. In it, he also imagined a holistic, technology-driven future where radio waves controlled aircraft and autonomous ships, delivered newspapers, acted as telemedicine and radiotelephone portals -- and even powered roller skates!
- Creative Technology "Creative Nomad Jukebox," 2000 -
- 2000
- Collections - Artifact
Creative Technology "Creative Nomad Jukebox," 2000
- (Re)Building Technology V.2, 2016 -
- 2016
- Collections - Artifact
(Re)Building Technology V.2, 2016
- "Autonomous Vehicles," Clip for Interview with Jessica Robinson, August 28, 2020 - Jessica Robinson, co-founder of Detroit Mobility Lab, Michigan Mobility Institute, and Assembly Ventures, was the Spring 2020 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During her interview, Robinson describes how her organizations -- and her residency projects -- encourage technological education in the midst of dramatic new transportation technologies.
- August 28, 2020
- Collections - Artifact
"Autonomous Vehicles," Clip for Interview with Jessica Robinson, August 28, 2020
Jessica Robinson, co-founder of Detroit Mobility Lab, Michigan Mobility Institute, and Assembly Ventures, was the Spring 2020 Entrepreneur-in-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During her interview, Robinson describes how her organizations -- and her residency projects -- encourage technological education in the midst of dramatic new transportation technologies.
- "Hog Plow and Sith: Cultural Aspects of Early Agricultural Technology," 1973 -
- 1973
- Collections - Artifact
"Hog Plow and Sith: Cultural Aspects of Early Agricultural Technology," 1973
- Experiments in Art and Technology Postcard, 1967-1971 - Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.
- 1966-1971
- Collections - Artifact
Experiments in Art and Technology Postcard, 1967-1971
Lillian Schwartz is a pioneer of computer-generated art. From 1969-2002, she was a "resident visitor" at Bell Laboratories, producing groundbreaking films, videos, and multimedia works. The Schwartz Collection spans Lillian's childhood into her late career, documenting an expansive mindset, mastery over traditional and experimental mediums alike--and above all--an ability to create inspirational connections between science, art, and technology.
- Andrew "bunnie" Huang's PhD Graduation Ceremony from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002 - When Andrew "bunnie" Huang used a screwdriver to open his Microsoft Xbox, he willingly opened a legal Pandora's box. Marketed as a simple gaming system, the Xbox was actually a powerful computer with locked down features. Huang's modifications unlocked the system's full potential--and challenged copyright law. His book, "Hacking the Xbox," is a controversial guidebook for the "mod-chipping" movement.
- 2002
- Collections - Artifact
Andrew "bunnie" Huang's PhD Graduation Ceremony from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002
When Andrew "bunnie" Huang used a screwdriver to open his Microsoft Xbox, he willingly opened a legal Pandora's box. Marketed as a simple gaming system, the Xbox was actually a powerful computer with locked down features. Huang's modifications unlocked the system's full potential--and challenged copyright law. His book, "Hacking the Xbox," is a controversial guidebook for the "mod-chipping" movement.
- Our First Autonomous Car: The 2016 General Motors Self-Driving Test Vehicle - The Henry Ford has now acquired our first self-driving car: a 2016 GM First-Generation Self-Driving Test Vehicle, one of the first two built by General Motors and its subsidiary Cruise Automation.
- March 11, 2019
- Collections - Article
Our First Autonomous Car: The 2016 General Motors Self-Driving Test Vehicle
The Henry Ford has now acquired our first self-driving car: a 2016 GM First-Generation Self-Driving Test Vehicle, one of the first two built by General Motors and its subsidiary Cruise Automation.